Global mafia boss who ran smuggling empire from Spain’s Mallorca snared in giant international crime clampdown

IT will go down as one of the largest international money-laundering probes in recent years. Over 600 police from at least five national crime agencies

27 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Mallorca

Google Maps clue leads police to mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years and living suburban life in Madrid

POLICE tracked down one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters who had been on Europol’s wanted list for 20 years after he was spotted on an

5 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Massive police bust leads to more than 100 arrests for mafia money laundering in Spain

A GROUP of 106 people have been arrested in a joint operation between Spanish and Italian police for allegedly laundering millions for mafia gangs. Spanish

21 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Maria Licciardi photo issued by Carabinieri

Notorious Italian mafia boss known as ‘The Godmother’ arrested on way to Malaga

ONE of Italy’s most wanted female fugitives was arrested attempting to leave Rome’s Ciampino airport on a flight to visit family in Spain. Maria Licciardi,

9 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Notorious Italian mafia boss arrested by police in Spain after two years on the run

An Italian man identified as the fugitive crime boss of the ‘Ndrangheta gang, thought to be one of the world’s wealthiest criminal organizations in the

6 Aug, 2021 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Girlfriend on trial accused of killing son of mafia boss in cold blood in Spain’s Murcia

A WOMAN is on trial for the murder of a mafia boss’s son who was gunned down in Murcia. Cristina Elena T faces more than

3 Jun, 2021 @ 09:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Marijuana plantation discovered above a GYM in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MARIJUANA farm has been discovered above a gym on the Costa del Sol. According to Guardia Civil, the ‘plantation’ was discovered on the upper

2 Dec, 2020 @ 14:49

Lead·Malaga

Dodgy money deals, mafia involvement, rent-a-squatter scams – the murky underworld of free real estate in Spain

"They want to be left in peace and to pay a rent that corresponds to their income"

22 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Property

MARBELLA SHOOTING UPDATE: Two men flee after shooting another on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A PAIR of assassins dressed in black have fled on a motorbike after an attempted murder in Marbella today. The two hitmen were seen attempting

5 Feb, 2020 @ 18:35

Crime & Law·Lead

BAD CALL: Wanted Italian mafia boss rumbled on Spain’s Costa del Sol after making rookie mistake while driving

Their suspicion only grew when they asked him to identify himself

3 Sep, 2019 @ 07:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Brits being probed for connections to violent Italian mafia after 14 arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The operation led to 14 arrests and the seizure of half a tonne of hashish

5 Feb, 2019 @ 14:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Murdered Irish drug dealer who had €200k debts found buried next to Costa Blanca motorway

Marie, Carl’s mother, claimed her son’s death was the result of a love triangle and has ‘nothing to do with drugs’

4 Feb, 2019 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Alleged hitman cuffed after failed mafia hit on Costa del Sol

The suspect fled the scene of the crime and has been in hiding for the last year by squatting in numerous buildings across Malaga

23 Jan, 2019 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead

Man slaughtered while he sipped beer and ate sushi on Spain’s Cost del Sol identified as Dutch narco and expert bombmaker

The dead Dutchman was in a conflict with the Netherlands most wanted criminal Ridouan Taghi, who has ordered around 20 deaths to protect his €100

30 Oct, 2018 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Russian Mafia leader arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol while ‘plotting gang rival’s murder’

One of the leaders is said to be third-in-command of the mafia

6 Aug, 2018 @ 18:10

Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil officers attacked with bottles and clubs by gang of 40 in Andalucia drug-trafficking hotspot

The nine officers were off-duty at the time of the violent incident which is believed to be in 'retaliation' to the recent crackdown of drug

14 May, 2018 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”

A PROTECTED witness in the Tolo Cursach case has told the press that cooperating with the authorities has ‘destroyed his life’. ‘Witness 29’ has given

4 May, 2018 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Marbella for money laundering released after posting bail

ALLEGED Russian crime boss Arnold Spivakovsky has been released on bail. The reported mafia boss, who goes by the name Tamm, posted a €750,000 bail

23 Feb, 2018 @ 10:36

Crime & Law·Lead

Huge Russian mafia trial underway in Spain with links to Costa del Sol

SOME 18 suspected Russian mafia members have gone on trial in Spain in a huge money-laundering case. A Russian MP, Vladislav Reznik, is among the

20 Feb, 2018 @ 10:18

Crime & Law·Lead

BADFELLAS: Italian mafia boss arrested in Costa del Sol pizzeria

AN ‘important’ Italian mafia leader has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. In cooperation with Italian cops, Policia Nacional picked up the suspect in

1 Dec, 2017 @ 17:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish clinic probed for working for Nigerian mafia after prostitute minor and friend given abortions within 24 hours and using the same NIE

POLICIA Nacional are investigating a well-known clinic for allegedly providing services for the Nigerian mafia. Two young African girls who had been working as prostitutes

17 Nov, 2017 @ 10:41

Crime & Law·Lead

Bullfighting is suffering a ‘profound crisis of identity’

Bullfighting will disappear sooner rather than later

1 Oct, 2016 @ 13:27

La Cultura·Lead

Spain issues arrest warrants for friends of Putin with alleged mafia ties

The move follows a ten year investigation into the Tambov Gang which operated out of Spain

4 May, 2016 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·National News

Vladimir Putin allies assisted Russian Mafia in Spain, says prosecutor

A 488-page document links 27 people to the Russian Mafia in Spain

30 Jun, 2015 @ 10:35

Crime & Law·Lead

Italian complaint against Spanish restaurant La Mafia thrown out

Italian government demands restaurant change its name or close

20 Feb, 2015 @ 16:24

Food & Drink

The rain man of Istan

Giles Brown avoids a soaking and finds a new career as a Gondolier

16 Jan, 2015 @ 09:00

Columnists

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Global mafia boss who ran smuggling empire from Spain’s Mallorca snared in giant international crime clampdown

Google Maps clue leads police to mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years and living suburban life in Madrid

Massive police bust leads to more than 100 arrests for mafia money laundering in Spain

Notorious Italian mafia boss known as ‘The Godmother’ arrested on way to Malaga

Notorious Italian mafia boss arrested by police in Spain after two years on the run

Girlfriend on trial accused of killing son of mafia boss in cold blood in Spain’s Murcia

Marijuana plantation discovered above a GYM in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Dodgy money deals, mafia involvement, rent-a-squatter scams – the murky underworld of free real estate in Spain

MARBELLA SHOOTING UPDATE: Two men flee after shooting another on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BAD CALL: Wanted Italian mafia boss rumbled on Spain’s Costa del Sol after making rookie mistake while driving

Brits being probed for connections to violent Italian mafia after 14 arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Murdered Irish drug dealer who had €200k debts found buried next to Costa Blanca motorway

Alleged hitman cuffed after failed mafia hit on Costa del Sol

Man slaughtered while he sipped beer and ate sushi on Spain’s Cost del Sol identified as Dutch narco and expert bombmaker

WATCH: Russian Mafia leader arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol while ‘plotting gang rival’s murder’

Guardia Civil officers attacked with bottles and clubs by gang of 40 in Andalucia drug-trafficking hotspot

Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”

Alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Marbella for money laundering released after posting bail

Huge Russian mafia trial underway in Spain with links to Costa del Sol

BADFELLAS: Italian mafia boss arrested in Costa del Sol pizzeria

Spanish clinic probed for working for Nigerian mafia after prostitute minor and friend given abortions within 24 hours and using the same NIE

Bullfighting is suffering a ‘profound crisis of identity’

Spain issues arrest warrants for friends of Putin with alleged mafia ties

Vladimir Putin allies assisted Russian Mafia in Spain, says prosecutor

Italian complaint against Spanish restaurant La Mafia thrown out

The rain man of Istan

EXCLUSIVE: Murdered Marbella BBL surgeon ‘lost right to practice in UK’ in 2016

Mallorca rally cancelled after German driver is killed in ravine horror plunge during a rally in Serra de Tramuntana

Political round-up: Maricarmen’s death puts Spain’s housing crisis at the heart of election campaign

Appeal to find Swiss tourist, 73, missing in Estepona since he set off to walk back to his hotel on Sunday

Drivers warned of heavy traffic as Spain’s first long weekend under new road rules gets underway

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